What is the current state of the law on immunity for a public official?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Greater Los Angeles Council on Deafness, Inc. v. Zolin, 812 F.2d 1103 (9th Cir. 1987):

6 The type of immunity to which a public official is entitled is a question of law, reviewed here de novo. See United States v. McConney, 728 F.2d 1195, 1201 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 469 U.S. 824, 105 S.Ct. 101, 83 L.Ed.2d 46 (1984).

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